The spears of twilight : life and death in the Amazon jungle

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The spears of twilight : life and death in the Amazon jungle

Philippe Descola ; translated from the French by Janet Lloyd

New Press, c1996

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Lances du crépuscule

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Lances du crépuscule

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-442) and index

First published in French as Les Lances du crépuscule by Librairie Plon in 1993

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Description

The Achuar people have survived in isolation in the Amazonian jungle by aggressively resisting intruders. In this book, Descola depicts an altogether unfamiliar civilisation, whose values often seem bizarre to Western eyes.

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